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Oxcast: Weekly Oxford events podcast

#199 A Lion Prince, Pop Art Master and the King of all Balloons Wed 9th Mar 2016

A Lion Prince, Pop Art Master and the King of all Balloons

In this week's Oxcast Katy chats to fellow DI employee Shoshana about the launch of Hurst Street Press' collaboration Iris, Michael tells the team where they can see a dodo mouth bow being played and Orla has selected Anomalisa as her cinema pick of the week.

We're seeing double with this weekend's Bonn Week celebrations including concerts, pen pals and a Bürgerfest; Katy's got free wine (tastings), farewells to Darn it and Stitch plus where you can Pick Your Own produce this summer; and Michael encourages you to visit The Other Side of Hope on the back of The Red Turtle which are both showing at the Phoenix Picturehouse.

Oxfordshire is bursting at the seams with festival fun and in this week's special edition we've chosen to talk about six of our favourites as well as sharing tips and tricks to ensure you have the best time possible. Also in this week's episode, Susie talks to Right Said Fred's Fred about attending music festivals.

Maddy has loads of info about the Oxfordshire Artweeks, Michael encourages you to party like its the 1600s and Katy has good causes galore including a cat-themed world record attempt. Maddy chats to director John Terry and actor Edward Dede about 'The Island' being performed at The Theatre, Chipping Norton until 20th May.

Katy's got beer facts in honour of the Oxford Beer Week, Maddy's theatre roundup features plays about magical woods, decision making and incest, and Russ has all the May Day info to help you make the most of the eve/day. Also, filmmaker Alicia Slimmer talks to Russ about her new film 'Creedmoria' which you can see as part of the Oxford International Film Festival next week.

Oxcast Extra

Extended Content

Katy chats to Shoshana Kessler, one of the founders of the Hurst Street Press (and Daily Info employee!) about the launch of the collaboration Iris, the process behind its creation and her hopes for the future.

Mike chats to conductor John Traill and two of the finalists about the Oxford Philharmonic Concerto Competition happening this Thursday at the Sheldonian Theatre.